Trent asks Daria for help in picking out Jane's birthday present. Trent manages to talk Daria into getting her naval pierced, which Jane later teases her unmercifully about. Meanwhile, Helen and Quinn participate in a mother-daughter fashion show.

Daria: Have I mentioned that I hate pain?Axl: Now, this won't hurt. It's no worse than popping a pimple.Daria: Ahh!Axl: I haven't done anything yet.Daria: I was thinking about how much it hurts to pop a pimple.

Axl: Hey, you are 18, aren't you? I should've asked.Daria: Is it a problem if I'm not?Axl: Yeah. You'll need parental permission. This establishment is licensed to serve adults only and operates strictly according to the letter of the law.Trent: She is.Axl: Right.

Daria: I wasn't expecting you for a couple of hours.Trent: I came straight from rehearsal. We ran late, or early ... whatever.

Helen: A mother-daughter fashion show at school? To raise money?Daria: And consciousness.

Daria: We can bake cupcakes for the whole class and pretend you're really popular for the day.Jane: Will there be pony rides?

Daria: I don't want to pierce my belly button. It never did anything to me.

Episode Goofs

When Daria walks upstairs to see Trent, she isn't carrying a cordless phone. However, when she arrives at his room, she has a phone in her hand.

Before getting pierced, the antiseptic bottle appears then disappears during the scene.

Cultural References

Quinn: Oh, the humanity.

Quinn is quoting a line from the radio address given by Herb Morrison after the explosion of the Hindenburg. Daria will later make this same reference in "I Loathe a Parade".